The Woodlands is going yellow

Published 7:00 pm, Sunday, April 20, 2008

THE WOODLANDS - It took members of the Montgomery County Commissioner’s Court less than 15 seconds to approve turning The Woodlands yellow for a day.

Woodlands residents Brooke Baugh and Laura Gaddy approached the court to give a proposition for The Woodlands to participate in “LIVESTRONG Day,” on May 13. Sponsored by the Lance Armstrong Foundation, the national event unites people affected by cancer and raises awareness about cancer issues.

The event will mark the first “LIVESTRONG Day” in Montgomery County.

Baugh, a cancer advocate and coordinator for “LIVESTRONG Day” in The Woodlands, said she is proud her residency will host “Wear Yellow Day,” which will also accommodate a management team leader from the national campaign.

“I can’t tell you how excited I am to host the event in my own backyard and have the Lance Armstrong Foundation support us,” she said. “The foundation is so excited about the events we’ll be holding that they’re sending their Chief Financial Officer Greg Lee to all of our events.”

The event will begin at 6 pm at Northshore Park, located at 2505 Lake Woodlands Drive, with a “Beat Cancer” bake sale, face painting, a bounce house and a raffle drawing for a signed Lance Armstrong poster. LIVESTRONG T-shirts will also be available; $10 for children and $12 for adults.

All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which has raised more than $250 million for the fight against cancer.

The event is a one-day initiative to raise awareness and funds for the cancer fight, according to the organization’s website www.livestrong.org.

Baugh was personally affected by cancer, and is expecting a large turnout serving numerous amounts of people, according to a press release.

“Organizing a LIVESTRONG Day event is important to me because I lost my mother to cancer and feel it is my responsibility to take action against this disease,” Baugh said. “The grassroots effort that is building in communities like ours is very powerful and necessary.”